D-handle



J. H. WILY April '12, 1932 D-HANDLE Filed April 28, 1928 H. INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented 1Ap r.u12j,' 1932' UNITED. STATES;

JAMES H. WILY, OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA. i

D-HANDLE Application filed April 28,

from the tool in connection with which the D handle isused.

Further objects and advantages of the in 15 vention will be in part obviousand in part specifically pointed out in the description I hereinafter contained which, taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings, discloses a preferred embodiment of the in- 29 vention; such embodiment, however, should be considered -merely as illustrative of its principles. In the drawings Fig. 1 is a plan view of a handle constructed in accordance with the invention with 25 certain parts cut away.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the handle shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail showing portions of the parts which form the locking engagement between the side arms of the handle and the grip member.

The handle has a socket 1 and side arms 2, the above parts, being usually formed out of a sheet metal blank having its base bent around into annular shape with abutting ends 3 and 1, to form the socket 1 and tongues or fingers which are shaped to form the side arms 2. A handle grip member 5, usually of wood, is mounted between the side arms 2 and usually held in place by means of a pin 6 passing through the grip member and side arms, and having its opposite ends riveted over against the side arms.

In accordance with one feature of the present invention, an inwardly projecting tongue 7 is struck upadjacent the end of one or both of the side arms 2, this tongue being of substantial width and projecting into the end of the grip member 5 in such manner that rotation of the grip member with re- 1928;: Serial No. 273,502.

spect to the side arms is effectively prevented. Preferably the ends of grip member 5 are provided with slots 8 :to receive the tongues 7 and thereby reduce the likelihood of splitting the grip member when the tongues are inserted. In the illustrated em bodiment of the invention, the whole end of each of the side arms 2 is shown as vstruck out or bent over to form the tongues 7.

Where a pin 6 is employed in connection with the grip member, thetongues 7 .will'be first engaged with the grip member and the pin then put in place and its ends riveted over.-.

A look of the above'nature is simple and inexpensive to construct and assemble, and effectuallyprevents the grip member from twisting without imposing undue splitting strains thereon.

In accordance with another feature of the invention the opposed ends 3and 4 of the socket 1 are providedwith a complementary recess 9 and projection 10 and the adjacent edges of such recess and projection are provided with one or more sets of opposed notches 11 and 12 respectively, whereby a locln'ng pin member 13 may be inserted into the hole formed by each pair of opposed notches 11 and 12, in such manner as to prevent separation of the opposed ends 3 and 4 of the socket. The pin 13 may be, for example, a nail or screw, which passes into the tool handle enclosed by the socket, or a rivet which passes all the way through to the opposite side of the socket, as desired.

l/Vhile a specific form of the invention has been described, it should be understood that many changes may be made therein, without departing from its principles as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1., A D. handle member having substantially flat side arms, a grip member interposed between said side arms and at least one side arm having a tongue of substantial width adjacent its end and projecting into the corresponding end of the grip member.

2. A- D, handle having substantially flat side arms, a grip member interposed between said side arms, a holding pin passing through 100 said grip member and side arms, and the end of at least one of said side arms being bent over to form a ton ue projecting into the corresponding end 0 the grip member so as to prevent rotation of the grip member.

3. A D handle member having side arms, a grip member interposed between said side arms and at least one side arm having a flat tongue of substantial Width adjacent its end and projectin into the correspondin end of the grip member, the last mentioned end of the grip member having a slot adapted to receive said tongue.

4. A D handle member having side arms, a grip member interposed and held between said side arms and formed with a groove in its end, a horizontal holding pin passing through said grip member and side arms, and at least one side arm having a flat tongue of substantial width at its end and received by the groove in the grip member to prevent rotation of the grip member.

5. A D-handle member having a socket formed of a plurality of sections having complementary interlocking parts, side arms extending from said socket, said side arms being provided with flange means adapted to pro- ]ect into and prevent rotation of a grip member.

,6. A D-handle including a socket member, flat side arms extending from said socket member, each side arm being provided with a flange at its end, a grip member provided with grooves to receive said flanges.

7 A D-handle member having a socket formed of a pluralit of sections having complementary interloc ing parts, and flat side arms extending from said socket, one of said arms being provided with a flange at the end thereof, said flange being adapted to project into a groove formed in a grip member,

8-. A D-handle member having substantially flat side arms, each side arm being provided with a flange at right angles to the end of the side arm, said flanges being of substantially the same width as the side arms, a grip member formed with horizontal slots in its ends to receive said flanges and a pin passing through said side arms and said grip member.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of April, 1928.

JAMES H. WILY. 

